As the Universe Turns - Chapter 408
Chapter 408 Wind Sand City
“You … what’s wrong?”
Seeing his expression suddenly change, Luo Die immediately stopped. A cold wind blew past the two of them, making a whining sound. Xiao Chen slowly turned around to look at her and shook his head, “Let’s go.”
Two days later, at dusk, the two of them arrived outside Sand Wind City. At first glance, this city looked like a ruined city wall left behind from ancient times. A strong wind blew past, and yellow sand filled the sky. The cold weather seemed to tear people’s skin apart.
However, there must be some mysteries hidden in the city. In order to avoid attracting attention, Xiao Chen and Luo Die had both put on black battle robes. With such attire, they would not attract attention in places like Tomb of Gods and Demons.
The two of them entered the city. Sure enough, the seemingly broken city wall was actually very strong inside. There were many defensive formations in many places. Even above the city, there were countless floating islands hidden in the yellow sand.
Such a strong city, even a few Profound Comprehension Realm cultivators might not be able to take it down, and there were no lack of vendors in the city. However, most of these people had low status and were all working for their masters, so they were very cautious in everything.
In Tomb of Gods and Demons, try not to cause trouble, because you never know who the person in front of you is working for. Perhaps he will lose his life in the night because of a moment of inappropriate words.
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Xiao Chen and Luo Die strolled around the city until it was almost dark. During this time, they had gained a better understanding of Tomb of Gods and Demons. There were layers of Tomb of Gods and Demons surrounding Gas of Gods and Demons, perhaps hundreds of kilometers long. So as long as the Gas of Gods and Demons did not disperse, the people inside would never be able to get out.
These Gas of Gods and Demons were all left behind from the ancient times, so naturally, there was more turbid energy. If people entered, regardless of whether it was cultivators or cultivators, they would be ruthlessly corroded.
Apart from that, there were also occasional spatial cracks on the periphery of Tomb of Gods and Demons. Most of these cracks could only be seen from outside, so people from outside could enter Tomb of Gods and Demons through these cracks.
As for Tomb of Gods and Demons, it was the same as outside. There were different regions. The most barren places were where the outsiders were. Almost no cultivators would go to those places. A little deeper, the spiritual energy was slightly more abundant. There were gradually cultivators occupying it. For example, the Sand Wind City they were in now belonged to the lower Earth Fiend Realm.
However, in such a small Sand Wind City, there might be Profound Enlightenment Realm cultivators in the surroundings. If it was deeper in Tomb of Gods and Demons, what kind of experts would there be? No one knew.
When it was dark, Xiao Chen and Luo Die arrived at a pharmacy. Although the shop was small, there were many kinds of medicinal ingredients inside.
“Shopkeeper, I want the Jade Heart Pill and the Hundred Refinements Root. Do you have these two items?”
“Jade Heart Pill, Hundred Refinements Root …”
The shopkeeper sat up from his chair and looked at the two strangely. “There are no Hundred Refinements Roots, but there are Jade Heart Pills. How much do you want?” He said leisurely.
“Three.”
“Wait a moment …”
The shopkeeper took out three brown and round pills from the medicine cabinet behind him. This Jade Heart Pill was not a medicinal pill, but the seed of a medicinal tree. It had an extremely strong healing ability.
“Does the shopkeeper know where to find this Hundred Refinements Root?”
“This Hundred Refinements Root is very rare. I heard that there is a section of it stored in the Golden Feather Pavilion, but its owner insists on exchanging it for the thousand-year-old dragon tendons. You can take a look at the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow.”
“Thank you.”
After leaving the pharmacy, Xiao Chen carefully put away the three Jade Heart Pills. He had expected that a small pharmacy would not have a rare item like the Hundred Refinements Root. Now that he had the Jade Heart Pill, he could have substituted other medicinal ingredients for the Hundred Refinements Root. However, this would definitely delay his recovery.
More importantly, his heart was severely damaged this time. If he didn’t have the Hundred Refinements Root, even if he was healed, it might leave behind obstacles to his future cultivation. Moreover, he still needed to find an opportunity to refine Prince Yun Tianzi’s primordial spirit as soon as possible. In order to ensure that nothing went wrong, he had to obtain the Hundred Refinements Root.
“Then … what should we do now?”
Luo Die frowned and looked at him. Back when she went to the Golden Crow Kingdom, she had also inquired about it, but she could not find this Hundred Refinements Root.
“There’s no hurry. Let’s go find out about the Golden Feather Pavilion first.”
Xiao Chen’s gaze was fixed as he looked towards the center of the city. Under the light curtain of night, there was a faint shadow of a tall building.
Around midnight, the two finally found out that the Golden Feather Pavilion was a chamber of commerce in Sand Wind City. Every month, the powers around Sand Wind City would send people to barter for the cultivation resources they needed.
Half a year ago, a person came from the Golden Feather Pavilion. He just happened to have the Hundred Refinements Root. However, that person needed someone else to exchange the thousand year old dragon tendons. Therefore, the Hundred Refinements Root had been deposited in the Golden Feather Pavilion for half a year, but was unable to be exchanged. It was not that no one needed the Hundred Refinements Root, but that no one was able to take out the thousand year old dragon tendons.
Although this Hundred Refinements Root was rare, not only could it cure injuries, it could also consolidate one’s cultivation realm, and even exchange for one’s life in times of crisis, how could a thousand-year-old Dragon Tendon be an easy thing to obtain?
“What should we do now?”
Luo Die frowned. The owner of the Hundred Refinements Root insisted on exchanging the thousand-year-old dragon tendons, but where would they go to find the thousand-year-old dragon tendons?
“Don’t panic. Go outside the city.”
“What are you doing outside the city?”
“Find the thousand-year-old dragon tendons.”
“Ah?”
Luo Die had yet to react. Tomb of Gods and Demons was a divine and demonic battlefield left over from ancient times. There were naturally some ancient exotic beasts in some places. Flood dragons were one of them. However, finding a flood dragon was very difficult, let alone taking its dragon tendons. How could there be such a thing outside the city …
Two hours later.
The two of them arrived at an old forest deep in the mountains. They saw ancient trees towering in the sky. Luo Die was still dumbfounded as she muttered to herself, “There might be a five-flower python here, but how could there be an ancient flood dragon? Where can I find the thousand-year-old dragon tendons?”
“Isn’t this the Millennium Dragon Tendon?”
Xiao Chen arrived in front of an ancient tree. However, he saw that the tree had luxuriant leaves and strong roots. Then, he pulled hard and pulled down a 70-or 80-meter-long vine. He pointed at it and said, “This is the thousand-year-old dragon tendon.”
“Ah?”
Luo Die was even more stunned as he stared blankly at him, “Childe … are you joking with me?”
“I’m not joking with the girl.”
Xiao Chen looked at her and said indifferently, “With Miss Luo Die’s ability, how difficult is it to turn this thousand-year-old ancient vine into a thousand-year-old dragon tendon?”
Luo Die finally understood, and her face was filled with joy, “Why didn’t I think of it?” After saying that, he formed a seal with both hands and immediately cast an illusion spell, turning the ancient vine into a dragon tendon. It looked like a real dragon tendon, and it emitted a faint layer of white light.
“It’s already in shape, but it still lacks the aura of divine power.”
As Xiao Chen spoke, he took out the Golden Crow Foot and wiped it along the Dragon Tendon. It was immediately stained with a layer of divine power aura. This time, even a sharp eyed person would find it hard to tell.
Looking at the Millennium Dragon Tendon on the ground, after a while, Luo Die’s face turned gloomy again. She frowned and said, “But the Golden Feather Pavilion is an unusual place. In addition, there are too many powers nearby Wind Sand City. If anyone finds out, I’m afraid we will …”
“Young lady, don’t worry. I have my own plans.”
Xiao Chen glanced at her and handed her another piece of tree root.